Plant Hauls: Grocery Store Plants

You know those days when you stop by the grocery store for just a few items, and come out with a few other things you bought on impulse like...

Plants!

Yes, I caved and here are the leafy lovelies I brought home.

First up is this Alocasia 'Polly' I found at Sprout's. It was the last one. They had it right by door, calling out to me. It said, "Pick me! Save me please!"

The pot confused me. At first I thought it was a plain plastic pot without drainage holes. I thought I was going to have to drill some holes, or at least repot.

It turns out it was just a plain cache pot with a gray pot inside.

I preferred the look of the gray pot, so I left the cache pot off and placed the Alocasia on a pretty saucer.

And after a good watering and some trimming, my new Alocasia is looking a bit better.

Hopefully, those new leaves will unfurl soon, then it will look incredible.

In addition to the Alocasia, and against my better judgement, I brought this mini Moth Orchid. I don't have a very good history with orchids, more on that later.

I was amused by the tag, it says to water with 1 ice cube a week. It's a fun gimmick, but I've seen multiple sources specifically saying not to water with ice cubes.

The flowers on this orchid have all already dropped off. I'm not sure if I should cut off the flowers stalks to let it focus on growing more leaves, or try to get it to bloom some more.

Most of the leaves look fairly okay, though the lower ones seem to be starting to yellow. It could just be normal aging.

The leaves are really floppy though, could possibly need more frequent watering.

Most of the roots look good.

Though there are a few I will need to cut off.

The final plant I got at Walmart. I normally avoid buying plants at Walmart, but I found this Rosemary plant in their produce area. A gorgeous and surprisingly healthy looking plant for less than $3. Yep, it's coming home.

This is the second Rosemary plant I've gotten, the last one died from lack of light which lead to root rot. 

I found it amusing that the wrapping for this plant has a link for a focaccia bread recipe. That is why this plant was in the produce area instead of the garden center.

Still, it is definitely a beautiful plant and it smells so wonderful. I've set it up near a window with a plant light, just to make sure it stays so beautiful and wonderful.

That's all for now, just need to quarantine and wait for new growth.

Stay green.